
The
southern signal installation for the pair of 12' overpasses between
Saugerties and
Catskill
on US 9W.

US
9W north of Saugerties, passing a little hamlet called Cementon,
where the workers for the
cement
factories up the road live.

One of the 2 12' railway overpasses on US 9W between Saugerties and Catskill. There's not enough room for two lanes of traffic, so a signal system is set up to allow alternating flows of traffic. These overpasses are sometimes a problem for truckers, who disregard the warnings and alternate route postings, and attempt to go through here anyway, and get stuck under the bridges. There have been mutterings locally about addressing the problem, but nothing serious.


US 9W looking south towards NY 23A-about 300' from the NY 23 East end photo on the previous page; and a alternate route posting for the 12' overpasses to the south on US 9W. I never liked these signs-they look pretty cheesy without a border.


Two shots of the Jefferson Heights(Greene County Road 23) overpass of NY 9W. This structure was rebuilt in 1999. It used to be a 4-span structure: 3 concrete spans and a main steel beam span; and was looking pretty gnarly. NYSDOT tore down the old bridge and put this one up in less than a year. For whatever reason, they retained the original concrete "Railing" style from the old bridge, rather than using box-girder railing/New York/Jersey wall(see page 25 for a shot of the NY wall). At the lower left of the snap you can see the justly famous Tempo, and the radar sign in the picture after next.

Looking north at US 9W from the Jefferson Heights overpass. This section of 4-lane continues for about a mile up to the NY 23 junction.

And
here's that radar speed sign(these have been discussed on
misc.transport.road). This one frequently turns up here-as people
tend to put the hammer down in anticipation of the 55 MPH section
starting on the other side of the bridge. The radar sensor is next to
the upper right hand corner of the display.
The
digits flash red if you exceed 35 MPH; and the display is made of LEDS.